The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-10
Items from the Courts.
FINED FOR VIOLATING LIQUOR Law

FINED FOR VIOLATING LIQUOR LAWS.
The against Henry Shepherd, charged
with selling and giving away beer last Sunday
which was sent TO Squire Feibleman a change
of venue. was tried yesterday. and the defend
ant was fined S2o and costs in each case An
appeal was taken to the Criminal Court Charles
Bush, the bartender in the Illinois House. who
was arrested Thursday night for selling after IL
Yesterday morning. It was his first offense
He did not appeal.
TRIED FOR MAKING FALSE REPRESENTATIONS.
Henry Albro. charged with making false rep
reservations in the sale OF his half interest in
the American paper-box factory, was tried be-
fore Squire johnson yesterday afternoon, and
the taken under advsement by the
Justice. Albro admitted that in making the
sale to Mr.. Seaton he had represented that the
property unincumbered. but that is was his
intention TO pay off the fve-hundred dollar mort
gage with the $500 received from Mr. Seaton,
and he showed tnas he had settled one claim
against the firm.
DEMANDING PAY FOR PosTMoRTEMs.
DR.. John H. Singleton has instituted suit in
Squire Feiblemans court against the County
Commissioners for $50 due him for holding post
morton examinations at the request of Coroner
Wagner. In September he and Doctor Cham
berlain held post-mortems over the bodies of
Henry Mages. and Charles Prescott The indi-
vidual charge in each case was $l2. so. which the
Commissioners refused to allow. although the
claim was certified TO them Oy the coroner In
order to simplify the suit Doctor Chamberlain
assigned his part OF the claim to Doctor Single
ton.
WANTS RELEASE FROM HIS PARTNERSHIP.
Meyer Goldrelch has brought suit in the
Superior Court to have the firm OF Goidreich g.
Lemenrrss, Of which he is the senior member,
dissolved, and accounting rendered. He al
leges that last April he formed q partnership
with Mr.. Lementres for the purpose of buying
Z and selling tinware. iron. rags and paper The
profits of the firm since that time. he alleges have
been over $780, and he charges that Mr.. Lemen-
tres has collected all the money and appropri-
ated it TO his own He wants the books ex-
amined by the court. and judgment given him
for $780, his share of the proceeds.
CHARGED WITH MAINTAINING A NUISANCE.
Arthur Jordan, proprietor of the commission
house at the corner of Maryland aud Delaware
streets. is being tried in the Criminal Court on
the Indictment charging him with maintaining
nuisance The specific charge is that offens-
i've odor comes from his house, accou Mt Of
the slaughter of poultry there. The case is be-
ing tried before Judge Irwin. The complaining
witnesses all from the congregation of St.
Mary's Church. which adjoins the business
house OF MIR. Jordan. Headed by Father Scheid-
Ter. between twenty and thirty members Of the
church testified yesterday that frequently last
summer the odor from the packing department.
all admitted, however that the surroundings of
the house were kept in order, and none Of the
witnesses had ever walked on the opposite side
of the street to avoid the smell. The evidence
for the defense will begin this morning.